Two methods of cataract surgery — phacoemulsification and manual small-incision cataract surgery — can lead to “acute detrimental effects on the ocular surface,” including dry eye and increased inflammation, according to a study.“Cataract surgery is ... responsible for transiently inducing or exacerbating dry eye, and several studies have shown that uncomplicated phacoemulsification can increase dry eye symptoms,” Geeta Behera, of the department of ophthalmology at Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, India, and colleagues